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dolariSomething I forgot to mention - Deener gave me a package of Life Savers Fruit Chews, a Chun-Li stamp and Bjork's Debut CD! RRRROOOOCCCCKKKK!
Yesterday (Monday) was a very good day.
I'll straight out admit that when I come to the Tangent's I tend to "clump" with Erin over everyone else. I've tried to get to know Andy and Marca better, but have a hard time at it. Andy is very technically oriented, as am I, and we do share a few...special...interests. :) But I think we're TOO alike, in that we would simply become a mutual appreciation society ("I like A!" "Oh, yes, A is nice, and so is B and C!" "Yes, B and C are great, too!" :) )
Marca is a wonderful wonderful person, but she operates on a different plane than I do. I've occasionally managed to speak the same language she does, but usually after a few hours of sleep deprivation, but, I tend to be way too afraid to engage her one on one in stuff simply because her thinking process can completely overwhelm me. I'm in awe of her ability to think 90 degrees away from my own thought process and come up with the same answers I do. Marca is also the closest person to a faerie I've ever met.
And yesterday Marca and I had a talk. And while we talked about a great many things, the important thing here is I managed to actually reach her level, completely an totally unaided by lack of sleep or general non-drug-involved-mind-altered-states. It was definately a talk on the order of Yoda talking to Luke, but it was me being the Luke of Return of the Jedi, who managed to understand it all, versus the Luke of Empire, who was impatient and quick. It's a talk I'm gonna keep in the back of my head and cherish for a good while.
The moral of the story for today is best summed up in a quote from Nathan that I have to remember and follow: "Your natural skepticism is the best thing going for you right now."
Went back out in the woods, too. One good thing about being semi-overwight: You make a great anchor. :) And I'm a big fan of ropeswings myself (tires or wooden). I like swings a LOT.
Went to Chillis where I for some reason just became completely enveloped in my thoughts. Someone in the back of my mind was desperately trying to get my attention and kept pulling it away from the table. I thought maybe it was a story related thing, but later, when I asked my characters what was up, no one said anything new.
Dunno - I was allover the place at that restaurant. The food was good, but I was just "somewhere else." Even Erin noticed something, but all I could think of was "I'm distracted by something."
Went home, where Andy proceeded to further addict me to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I'm not a big TV fan, but over the last several days, I had been forced, Clockwork ORange-style, to absorb ten hours of Buffy.
Okay, maybe not FORCED, but...well...I saw a LOT of Buffy. :) And I guess I kinda like it...grown up Power Rangers and all. Plus I really click with Willow, who was basically me during Middle School (no chuckles, please).
Last night I still couldn't sleep. I was still too distracted by something. Still don't know what. I have a two hour drive (maybe three if I can find an even LESS direct route home), maybe I'll figure it out then.
Tonight I go home.
I have the fire to burn the house down. And I hopefully have the discipline not to use it.
And besides - it's only temporary. And the more temporary, the better.
Yesterday (Monday) was a very good day.
I'll straight out admit that when I come to the Tangent's I tend to "clump" with Erin over everyone else. I've tried to get to know Andy and Marca better, but have a hard time at it. Andy is very technically oriented, as am I, and we do share a few...special...interests. :) But I think we're TOO alike, in that we would simply become a mutual appreciation society ("I like A!" "Oh, yes, A is nice, and so is B and C!" "Yes, B and C are great, too!" :) )
Marca is a wonderful wonderful person, but she operates on a different plane than I do. I've occasionally managed to speak the same language she does, but usually after a few hours of sleep deprivation, but, I tend to be way too afraid to engage her one on one in stuff simply because her thinking process can completely overwhelm me. I'm in awe of her ability to think 90 degrees away from my own thought process and come up with the same answers I do. Marca is also the closest person to a faerie I've ever met.
And yesterday Marca and I had a talk. And while we talked about a great many things, the important thing here is I managed to actually reach her level, completely an totally unaided by lack of sleep or general non-drug-involved-mind-altered-states. It was definately a talk on the order of Yoda talking to Luke, but it was me being the Luke of Return of the Jedi, who managed to understand it all, versus the Luke of Empire, who was impatient and quick. It's a talk I'm gonna keep in the back of my head and cherish for a good while.
The moral of the story for today is best summed up in a quote from Nathan that I have to remember and follow: "Your natural skepticism is the best thing going for you right now."
Went back out in the woods, too. One good thing about being semi-overwight: You make a great anchor. :) And I'm a big fan of ropeswings myself (tires or wooden). I like swings a LOT.
Went to Chillis where I for some reason just became completely enveloped in my thoughts. Someone in the back of my mind was desperately trying to get my attention and kept pulling it away from the table. I thought maybe it was a story related thing, but later, when I asked my characters what was up, no one said anything new.
Dunno - I was allover the place at that restaurant. The food was good, but I was just "somewhere else." Even Erin noticed something, but all I could think of was "I'm distracted by something."
Went home, where Andy proceeded to further addict me to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I'm not a big TV fan, but over the last several days, I had been forced, Clockwork ORange-style, to absorb ten hours of Buffy.
Okay, maybe not FORCED, but...well...I saw a LOT of Buffy. :) And I guess I kinda like it...grown up Power Rangers and all. Plus I really click with Willow, who was basically me during Middle School (no chuckles, please).
Last night I still couldn't sleep. I was still too distracted by something. Still don't know what. I have a two hour drive (maybe three if I can find an even LESS direct route home), maybe I'll figure it out then.
Tonight I go home.
I have the fire to burn the house down. And I hopefully have the discipline not to use it.
And besides - it's only temporary. And the more temporary, the better.
